For Sally Santellano at Immaculate Conception School, choosing a financial institution is about more than opening an account. It’s about finding an organization that takes the time to understand the people and communities it serves.

Since becoming a Notre Dame Federal Credit Union member in 2025, Sally has experienced that difference firsthand.

Bringing Banking Into the Community

Sally has seen Notre Dame Federal Credit Union’s approach to service extend directly into the schools she works with. Instead of expecting educators to find time in their already busy schedules to visit a branch, Notre Dame FCU team members have come to the schools, met with teachers and faculty, and introduced them to financial options available to them.

Those conversations have helped faculty members learn more about Notre Dame FCU and, for some, begin their own membership with the credit union.

For educators, convenience matters—but so does having someone available to answer questions and explain options. Meeting teachers where they are creates an opportunity to have those conversations in a setting that is familiar and accessible.

Support for Everyday Financial Needs

Sally’s experience also reflects the different ways a credit union can be part of a member’s financial life. Whether someone is opening a checking or savings account, financing a vehicle, or simply looking for a place to manage their everyday finances, their needs can change over time.

Having those services in one place is valuable, but Sally’s experience points to something equally important: knowing the people behind the services.

A checking account is a checking account. An auto loan is an auto loan. What can make the experience different is having a financial institution that takes the time to learn about its members and understand what they are trying to accomplish.

A Relationship Beyond the Transaction

Choosing where to bank is a decision that can affect many parts of your financial life. It’s where your paycheck may be deposited, where you build your savings, and where you may turn when it’s time to finance your next vehicle or make another important financial decision.

For Sally, those decisions come back to relationships.

Her experience with Notre Dame FCU—from her own membership to seeing team members connect with educators at her schools—has shown her what banking can look like when the focus extends beyond the transaction.

It means being present in the communities we serve, having conversations with the people who live and work there, and taking the time to understand what matters to each member.

For Sally, that personal approach is why she recommends Notre Dame Federal Credit Union.

Because Where You Bank DOES Matter.